Tag: disease of addiction

Avenues Recovery

What are the five signs that you may have an addiction? I’ve met a few people in recovery who honestly had no idea that they had an addiction problem. My best friend, who I met in the rooms of AA, woke up one morning, bleary-eyed from a five-day bender to find her bags packed for […]

Until I understood the science of addiction, I fought it like a heavyweight after a fancy belt, and continued to drink despite negative consequences. I tried for a long time to get sober. And by “tried” I mean that I did all the things that addicts do when it becomes obvious that their drinking or […]